Paint brush supporting device



Nov. 15, 1955 A. P. zANELLl PAINT BRUSH SUPPORTING DEVICE lllll Filed Aug. 10, 1951 5.3 ZaneZLZ',

INV EN TOR ATTORNEYS United States Patent O PANT BRUSH SUPPORTING DEVICE Albert P. zanellt'wyckoir, N. J. Application August 10, 1951, Serial No. 241,185

1 Claim. (c1. 248-360) This invention relates to paint brush hangers or supports, the primary object of the invention being to provide a paint brush hanger which may be readily and easily secured to a paint brush in such a way that the paint brush equipped with the hanger may be held in a vertical position within a can containing linseed oil or a similar preserving or cleaning liquid, thereby insuring against the bristles of the brush becoming bent to render the brush inoperative, as when a brush is positioned Within a can of oil or the like, with no supporting means.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character including a hook adapted to be hooked over the upper edge of a paint can, with cooperating means for holding the brush against sidewise movement within the can.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be stamped from a single sheet of metal material with a single stamping operation, thereby providing a support or hanger for paint brushes, which may be produced at a nominal sum.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a paint brush, illustrating a support or hanger constructed in accordance with the invention, as positioned thereon.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental sectional view on a large scale, illustrating a paint brush equipped with a hanger constructed in accordance with the invention, as positioned over one edge of a paint can.

Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of hanger designed for attachment to brushes.

Fig. 5 is a view of the blank from which the hanger is constructed.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a handle of a paint brush, which has the head 6 formed at one end thereof.

The reference character 7 indicates the usual metal band which encircles the head 6, the metal band being provided with punched out portions 8 providing tongues that extend horizontally, the free ends of the tongues being curved to t against the curved edge of a paint bucket flange, the paint bucket flange being indicated in the present showing by the reference character A.

The reference character 9 indicates a hook which eX- tends laterally from one end of the paint brush head, the hook 9 being disposed above the tongues or punched out portions 8, and at a point between the tongues or 2,723,826 Patented Nov. 15, 1955 punched out portions 8 so that when the hook 9 is positioned over the flange A of a paint can, and the tongues 8 contact the inner surface of the flange of the paint can, the paint brush will be held in a true vertical position spaced from the wall of the paint can, so that the bristles of the brush may hang vertically and will not rest on the bottom of the can, which usually results in the bristles becoming distorted or bent to such a degree as to render the brush inoperative for proper painting.

In Fig. 4 of the drawing, I have illustrated a support or hanger which is stamped from a blank of sheet metal material, the support or hanger being indicated by the reference character 10. In this form of the invention, the hanger is curved so that it will t over the curved edge of a paint brush, the hanger being provided with openings 11 through which securing screws or nails may be driven to hold the hanger attachment in position on the paint brush with which it is used.

In this form of the invention, spaced ears 12 are provided at the lower edge thereof, the ears 12 extending in horizontal planes. Directly above the ears 12, is a horizontally disposed hook 13 which is adapted to hook over the upper edge of the flange of a paint can to cooperate with the ears in supporting the paint brush equipped with the device, in a vertical position suspended within the paint can with the bristles spaced from the wall and bottom of the paint can to allow the oil or cleaning uid in which the brush hangs, to fully saturate the bristles of the brush to maintain the bristles clean.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, I have provided a support or hanger for paint brushes wherein the paint brush equipped therewith may be hung in a vertical position within a can containing linseed oil or similar preserving liquid to prevent deterioration of the bristles of the brush, by maintaining the bristles free of the paint to prevent the paint from hardening on the bristles.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed 1 l A paint brush support for supporting paint brushesl over the edge of a paint can, comprising a U-shaped body formed of yieldable metal bent intermediate its ends providing side members adapted to be iitted over the rounded edge of a paint brush, said side members having openings for receiving screws securing said support to a paint brush, a laterally extended horizontal hook formed on the upper edge of said U-shaped body intermediate the ends of the body, said hook adapted to hook over one edge of a paint can, spaced tongues extending laterally from the lower edge of said U-shaped body below and on each side of said hook adapted to engage the paint can below said hook, said tongues cooperating with said hook in holding the brush to which said body portion is secured in spaced relation with the wall of the paint can.

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